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rant, we  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord  Jesus  Christ, that the  most  blessed  Virgin  Mary,  Thy Mother, may  intercede  for  us  before  the  throne of Thy  mercy,  now  and  at  the  hour  of  our death, through  whose  most  holy  soul,  in  the hour of  Thine  own  passion,  the  sword  of sorrow  passed. Through Thee,  Jesus  Christ, Saviour of  the  world,  who  livest  and  reignest with the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  for  ever  and ever. Amen.

Litany of  Loreto  (p.  322).

ver glorious  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  queen  of martyrs,  mother  of  mercy,  hope,  and  comfort of  dejected  and  desolate  souls,  through  the sorrows that  pierced  thy  tender  heart  I  beseech thee take  pity  on  my  poverty  and  necessities,  have compassion on  my  anxieties  and  miseries. I ask it through  the  mercy  of  thy  divine  Son;  I  ask  it through  His  immaculate  life,  bitter  passion,  and ignominious death  on  the  cross. As I  am  persuaded that  He  honors  thee  as  His  beloved Mother, to  whom  He  refuses  nothing,  let  me  experience the  efficacy  of  thy  powerful  intercession, according to  the  tenderness  of  thy  maternal  affection, now  and  at  the  hour  of  my  death. Amen.

Hail Mary,  etc.